moratorium
noun/ˌmɒrəˈtɔːriəm/
/ˌmɔːrəˈtɔːriəm/
(plural moratoriums, moratoria
/ˌmɒrəˈtɔːriə/
/ˌmɔːrəˈtɔːriə/
)- moratorium (on something) a temporary stopping of an activity, especially by official agreement
- The convention called for a two-year moratorium on commercial whaling.
- The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.
- He announced a moratorium on the building of new power stations.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- six-month
- etc.
- national
- …
- have
- impose
- place
- …
- moratorium on
Word Originlate 19th cent.: modern Latin, neuter (used as a noun) of late Latin moratorius ‘delaying’, from Latin morat- ‘delayed’, from the verb morari, from mora ‘delay’.Definitions on the go
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